Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU35655

Improper access control in Discourse - CVE-2019-1020017

Published: July 29, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU35655

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1020017

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.

Affected software:
Discourse

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

Discourse before 2.3.0 and 2.4.x before 2.4.0.beta3 lacks a confirmation screen when logging in via a user-api OTP.

Install update from vendor's website.